USDA Import Meat Trade (E./W. Coast) 12/12 12:00

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Import Beef Trade (NW_LS421)
                                                             Friday Dec 12, 2025
US/NZ-AUS-South America Beef Imports
Report for: 12/12/2025
  
Compared to last market test:
Import prices were weak to lower, instances sharply lower.
Trading was slow.
Demand improved as market values were reestablished.
Weaker domestic prices pressured the import market.


                               Australia &/ New Zealand
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BEEF
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                               0-15 days (Per Cwt - F.O.B / T.I.S.)
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                              East Coast            West Coast
 
                             Price Range           Price Range
                             -----------           -----------
           Beef Trim (75%)     285 - 290             
           Beef Trim (80%)     320 - 325             
           Beef Trim (85%)     340 - 344             
           Bull Meat (95%)     395 - 405             
           CFM Fores (85%)     340 - 345             
           Cow Meat (90%)      371 - 375             
           Cow Meat (95%)      395 - 400             
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                               16-45 days (Per Cwt - F.O.B / T.I.S.)
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                              East Coast            West Coast
 
                             Price Range           Price Range
                             -----------           -----------
           Beef Trim (75%)     285 - 290             
           Beef Trim (80%)     320 - 325             
           Beef Trim (85%)     340 - 344             
           Bull Meat (95%)     398 - 405             395 - 395             
           CFM Fores (85%)     340 - 345             
           Cow Meat (90%)      372 - 377             
           Cow Meat (95%)      395 - 400             
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                               South America
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BEEF
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                               16-45 days (Per Cwt - F.O.B / T.I.S.)
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                              East Coast            West Coast
 
                             Price Range           Price Range
                             -----------           -----------
           Beef Trim (75%)     
           Beef Trim (80%)     
           Beef Trim (85%)     
           Bull Meat (95%)     380 - 380             
           CFM Fores (85%)     
           Cow Meat (90%)      360 - 360             
           Cow Meat (95%)      
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